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1 Volume 134, Issue 5, Pages 1316-1321 (May 2008)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Prevalent Disease in the United States That Affects All Age Groups  Robert C. Kapel, Jocelyne K. Miller, Carlos Torres, Saime Aksoy, Richard Lash, David A. Katzka  Gastroenterology  Volume 134, Issue 5, Pages (May 2008) DOI: /j.gastro Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Age distribution of EE cases.
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3 Figure 2 Map of the United States showing states in which biopsy specimens were received and cases of EE were identified. , States in which EE was diagnosed; , states in which EE was not diagnosed; , states in which no data were collected. Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Peak mucosal eosinophil count by age group. The proportion of patients within each eosinophil count group did not differ by age group, χ2 (4, n = 363) = 6.9, P = .14). Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Indication by sex. P value for the Pearson chi-square comparing men and women for each indication. aPatients could have more than one indication. Nausea/vomiting (N/V). Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Prevalence of EE in patients with dysphagia.
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